Athletic Club 3-2 Valencia: result and report
La Liga · Sunday 18 January 2009
Result
Athletic Club 3-2 Valencia
La Liga · Sunday 18 January 2009, 18:00 UTC · half-time 2-2
Athletic Club 3-2 Valencia: match report
Athletic Club beat Valencia 3-2 in La Liga on Sunday 18 January 2009. The half-time score was 2-2.
David Villa opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Athletic Club's goals came from Gabilondo (17'), Javi Martínez (42') and Fernando Llorente (90+2', penalty). Valencia scored through David Villa (2') and Morientes (29').
Discipline: Athletic Club received 4 yellow cards; Valencia received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Athletic Club were 12th on 23 points from 18 and Valencia 4th on 34 points from 18. Athletic Club went on to finish that season 13th with 44 points, and Valencia 6th with 62.
Athletic Club lined up in a 4-4-2 and Valencia in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Athletic Club wins, 2 draws and 1 for Valencia.
Going into the match Athletic Club's last five read W-D-W-W-D and Valencia's D-W-L-W-L.
Key events
- 2'Goal · David Villa
- 17'Goal · Gabilondo
- 21'Yellow card · Gabilondo
- 29'Goal · Morientes
- 33'Yellow card · Juan Mata
- 36'Yellow card · Morientes
- 42'Goal · Javi Martínez
- 69'Yellow card · Javi Martínez
- 80'Yellow card · Manuel Fernandes
- 80'Yellow card · Aitor Ocio
- 85'Yellow card · Koikili
- 90+1'Second yellow · Manuel Fernandes
- 90+2'Penalty goal · Fernando Llorente
Head-to-head
Team news
Athletic Club line-up (4-4-2)
Gorka Iraizoz Moreno, Koikili, Ustaritz, Aitor Ocio, David Lopez, Gabilondo, Orbaiz, Javi Martínez, Ion Vélez, Fernando Llorente, Andoni Iraola
Valencia line-up (4-4-2)
Renan, Emiliano Moretti, Hedwiges Maduro, Marchena, Juan Mata, Manuel Fernandes, David Villa, Morientes, Joaquín, Albelda, Miguel Ángel Angulo